Eyeshadow receptacle and applicator

ABSTRACT

An applicator for powdered eyeshadow and the receptacle for the eyeshadow have cooperative projecting portions coengageable as the applicator wand is extracted from the receptacle to laterally shift the wand and agitate the tip of the wand and dislodge excess powder from the tip in the receptacle.

United States Patent Spatz et al.

U.S. Cl 132/82 R Int. Cl. A45D 33/00 Field of Search 132/82, 79, 88.7,88.5, 132/81 References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 9/1945 Katz t.132/81 1 1 Sept. 30, 1975 3,694,096 9/1972 Seidler 132/79 PrimaryE.\'aminerG. E. McNeill Attorney, Agent. or FirmBernard Kriegel [57]ABSTRACT An applicator for powdered eyeshadow and the receptacle for theeyeshadow have cooperative projecting portions coengageable as theapplicator wand is extracted from the receptacle to laterally shift thewand and agitate the tip of the wand and dislodge excess powder from thetip in the receptacle.

14 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures US. Patent Sept. 30,1975 Sheet 1 of23,908,675

Sheet 2 of 2 Sept. 30,1975

US. Patent EYESHADOW RECEPTACLE AND APPLICATOR Attempts have heretoforebeen made to provide in a practical manner powdered cosmetic eyeshadowin a convenient package including an eyeshadow powder receptacle and anapplicator wand adapted to be removed from the receptacle with aquantity of the eyeshadow powder on the tip of the applicator wand,However, excess powder on the applicator tip is objectionable and wipershave been-employed in an effort to wipe excessive powder from the tip asthe applicator wand is extracted from the receptacle.

Typically, the applicator tip is composed of polyurethane foam mountedon the wand. The tip extends into the powder in the receptacle and asthe tip is pulled through the wiper some of the excess powder is'pressedagainst or embedded in the foam tip and'is released when the tip emergesfrom the wiper as dust which is undesirable.

Accordingly, therehas been a need for a simple, effective way ofremoving excess cosmetic powdered eyeshadow from the tip of anapplicator as the tip is being withdrawn from the receptacle so that notonly is the excess powder retained in the receptacle, but, also, the tiphas only the amount of powder thereon as will enable proper applicationof thecosmetic to the region of the eye.

The present invention provides an eyeshadow powder receptacle and wandwherein the excess eyeshadow powder is effectively agitated or flickedfrom the foam tip of the wand without resorting to a wiping action,whereby the excess powder is retained in the receptacle and only theproper amount of the cosmetic remains on the tip for application to theregion of the eye.

More particularly, the invention provides means cooperative between thereceptacle neck, above the level of the powder in the base of thereceptacle, and the wand of the applicator to laterally shift the tip ofthe wand in a series of agitating movements to shake or flick excesspowder from the applicator tip while the tip is still in the receptacleabove the level of thepowder in the base. i g I The lateral shifting oragitation of the wand is accomplished by forming a section of the wand,above the applicator tip, with a series of longitudinally spaced ridgessuccessively engageable with a projection or abutment in the neck of thereceptacle to deflect the wand laterally upon engagement of abutmentwith the ridges as the wand moves longitudinally. In the preferred formsthe ridges are formed as parallel ribs whereby opposing sides of thewand have crests and valleys and abutments at corresponding oppositesides of the neck which are alternately confronted by the crests andvalleys to effect and allow the lateral movement of the wand.

In one form the wand is provided with ribs the crests of which are ofthe same diameter as the circular wand,

and the abutment is provided by a spring collar having circumferentiallyspaced fingers the tips of which are normally biased inwardly into therib valleys which enhances the flicking action as the wand is extractedfromv REFERRING TO THE DRAWINGS FIG. .1 is a side elevation of aneyeshadow receptacle and applicator made in accordance with theinvention; FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal section, as taken on theline 2.2 of FIG. 1, with the applicator in the receptacle; 1

FIG. 3 is afragmentary view in longitudinal section showing the wandelevated partially from the receptacle to a position .to be agitated;

FIG. 4 is a detail view in perspective illustrating the springabutment'for agitating the wand; v I

1 FIG. 5 is an enlarged view in longitudinal section, as taken on line22 of FIG. 1, showing another form of the eyeshadow receptacle andapplicator made in accordance with the invention; and

. FIG. 6 is a fragmentary view, in longitudinal section. showing thewand of FIG. 5, elevated partially from the receptacle to a position tobe agitated.

As seen in the drawings, referring first to FIGS. 1 through 4, theinvention comprises a molded plastic cosmetic eyeshadow powderreceptacle R of suitable shape adapted-to receive. a quantity ofeyeshadow powder P, as seen in FIG. 2, leaving a space 1 above the upperlevel of the powder when the receptacle is in an uprightpposition. Amolded plastic closure cap C is adapted to be removeably connected tothe receptacle R, and carries an applicator wand Wwhich extendsdownwardly into the receptacle and has at its lower end.-

a foam applicator tip T disposed in the powder P when the cap is fullyapplied to the receptacle R. As thus far described the components aremore or less conventional, and when the .cap C is removed to extract thewand from the receptacle the tipTretains a quantity of the eyeshadowpowder and constitutes an applicator.

In the illustrative embodimentthe receptacle R has an upper cylindricalneck 2 on a lower frusto-conical body 3 having a bottom closure disc 4'frictionally engaged within a seat 5. In the "illustrated form, the-cap- C is generally cylindrical and has an upper cap portion- 6provided with a downwardly extended skirt section 7 adapted tofrictionally coengage' with the neck 2. of the receptacle R toretain thecap in place. The cap C has an inner tubular section 8 extendingdownwardly from.

the upper cap portion 6 in inwardly spaced relation to the inside wall 9of the'neck v 2 .of the receptacle R.

The wand W includes an elongated body section 10,

having a reduced upper end 11 inserted into and frictionally eoengagedwithin the lower end'of the tubular V inner cap portion 8. At thelowerend of the body 10 the body is provided with a reduced diameterelongated pin 12 and surrounded by an annular shoulder 13. The tip Tcomprises a generally cylindrical body 14 of suitable foam material suchas polyurethane foam having an axially extending cavity 15 whichreceives the body pm 12:50 that the foam tip may be retained on the pinand in contact withthe shoulder 13 by a suitable adhesive.

In accordance with the present invention cooperatively engageable means16 on the wand W and means 17 associated with the receptacle R areadapted to effect agitation or vibrating movement of the wand as it isremoved from the receptacle when the tip T ismoving upwardly through thespace 1 above the upper level of the powder P and from the neck 2, theagitation being caused by lateral oscillations of the wand W accompaniedby shocks applied to the wand as a consequence of extraction of the wandfrom the receptacle. The lateral agitation of the wand tends to flickexcess powder from the applicator tip T within the receptacle R so thatexcess powdered eyeshadow does not cling to the foam tip as the tip isremoved from the receptacle.

In the form of FIGS. 2 through 4, the means 16 on the wand W cooperativewith the means 17 within the receptacle neck 2 comprises irregularities18 formed on the body of the wand W. The body 10 is formed withlongitudinally extended flats 19 on its opposite sides whereby theirregularities 18 are discontinuous and comprise a plurality ofinterrupted thread segments. The irregularities are formed as alternatevalleys 20 and ridges 21 on opposite sides of the body 10 of the wantwith the valleys and ridges at opposite sides of the body axially offsetso that a valley at one side is diametrically opposed by a ridge at theside of the body. Such alternate valleys and ridges are circular in formor on transverse planes. The ridges 21 have a crest diameter in thisform corresponding with the diameter of the body 10 of the wand W andthe inner tubular portion 8 of the cap C.

In this form the means 17 in the neck 2 of the receptacle, cooperativewith the means 16 on the wand W, just described, for effecting lateralagitation of the wand W, as it is extracted from the receptacle R,comprises a resilient spring unit 22 mounted in the neck 2 and havingwand engaging spring fingers 23. The spring fingers-23 extend downwardlyfrom a supporting collar 24 having an external bead 25 molded ordisposed in an internal groove 26 adjacent the upper end of the neck 2to retain the spring unit 22 within the neck 2 against the axial forceapplied to thespring arms upon extraction of the wand W. The springfingers 23 extend downwardly and inwardly from the supporting collar 24,and the inturned finger tips 27 which engage the tubular inner portion 8of the cap C and are normally held outwardly flexed by the body 8 thefingers have the inherent tendency to flex inwardly when the finger tipsare located at a valley 20 on the body 10 of the wand W.

As seen in FIG. 3 when the wand W is being extracted upwardly the fingertips 27 will engage successive ridges 21 at one side of the body 10 toforce the wand to the right as the finger tips of the other side of thebody 10 are disposed in a valley 20. As the extraction of the wandcontinues the motion will be reversed as the finger tips in a valleyengage the next successive ridge and move the wand laterally in theopposite direction. Thus, the wand is oscillated laterally and thespring fingers inpart additional shocks to the wand tending to vibratethe powdered material from the applicator tip T. The finger tips 27 mayalso apply a supplemental wiping action to the tip T during the laststage of movement of the tip from the receptacle.

Referring to the embodiment of FIGS. Sand 6 the means 16 on the wand Wand the cooperative means 17 in the receptacle are of modifiedconstruction. In

this form the alternate ridges 2 1 which define the valleys 20' arespaced outwardly or are of a slightly larger crest diameter, as shown bythe dimension X, than the diameter of the body of the wand. The crestsof the ridges 21 are adapted to be engaged by an abutment 27' formed asan annular rib within the neck of the receptacle and having an insidediameter which is less than the diametrical distance between the ribs atopposite sides of the wand body. Thus, as seen in FIG. 6, as the body ofthe wand is moved upwardly through the neck of the receptacle, theabutment 27 will coengage alternate ridges 21 and effect oscillation ofthe wand as it is being extracted. Moreover, in this embodiment theapplicator tip T may be of a size slightly larger than the body of thewand so that the abutment ring 27' applies a final wiping action to theapplicator tip as the wand is fully extracted from the receptacle.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the invention provides a simpleeyeshadow receptacle and applicator wherein the applicator wand iscaused to be agitated or oscillated during extraction of the applicatorwhereby excess eyeshadow powder is effectively removed from the foamapplicator tip with a flicking action.

We claim:

1. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said recepta- .cle andinto said cosmetic powder, an applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative vibratory means on said receptacle and on saidwand responsive to longitudinal withdrawal of said wand from saidreceptacle to agitate said wand when said cap is removed from saidreceptacle as said wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder.

2. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim1, wherein said cooperative means comprises portions coengageable toeffect opposite lateral oscillations of said wand. I

3. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said receptacle andinto said cosmetic powder, an applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative means on said receptacle and on said wand foragitating said wand when said cap is removed from said receptacle assaid wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder, wherein saidcooperative means comprises a succession of alternate ridges and valleysformed on said wand, and abutment means on said receptacle engageablewith said ridges to move said wand laterally as said wand is extracted.

4. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim3, and means for moving said wand laterally in the opposite directionwhen successive ridges pass said abutment means.

5. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said receptacle andinto said cosmetic powder, an applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative means on said receptacle and on said wand foragitating said wand when said cap is removed from said receptacle assaid wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder, wherein saidcooperative means comprises a succession of alternate ridges and valleyson one of said receptacle and said wand, and abutment means on the otherof said receptacle and said wand engageable with said ridges to movesaid wand laterally as said wand is extracted.

6. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim5, and means for moving said wand laterally in the opposite direction assaid ridges and abutment pass.

7. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said receptacle andinto said cosmetic powder, an applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative means on said receptacle and on said wand foragitating said wand when said cap is removed from said receptacle assaid wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder, wherein saidcooperative means comprises a succession of alternate ridges and valleyson opposite side of said wand, said ridges and valleys at opposite sidesof said wand being staggered with the ridges on one side pposed to thevalleys on the other side of said wand, and abutment means on saidreceptacle and said wand engageable with said ridges successively atopposite sides of said wand to move said wand laterally.

8. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said receptacle andinto said cosmetic powder, and applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative means on said receptacle and on said wand foragitating said wand when said cap is removed from said receptacle assaid wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder, wherein saidcooperative means comprises a plurality of interrupted ridge segments onone of said wand and said receptacle, and abutment means on the other ofsaid wand and said receptacle engageable with successive ridge segments.

9. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim8, said ridge segments being spaced longitudinally of said wand, andsaid abutment means being on said receptacle.

10. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim3, said abutment means including a spring finger having a tip normallybiased into said valleys.

11. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim3, said abutment means comprising a shoulder on said body.

12. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim7, said abutment means including spring fingers at opposite sides ofsaid wand and having tips engageable with successive ridges at oppositesides of said wand to oscillate said wand.

13. A receptacle and applicator 'for cosmetic powder as defined in claim7, said abutment means including spring fingers at opposite sides ofsaid wand and having tips engageable with successive ridges at oppositesides of said wand to oscillate said wand, said fingers being integralwith a support ring, and means mounting said support ring in saidreceptacle.

14. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim7, said abutment means comprising a ring on said receptacle surroundingsaid wand.

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1. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder comprising: areceptacle adapted to contain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a capfor said receptacle, said cap having a wand, means for mounting said capin said receptacle with said wand extending into said receptacle andinto said cosmetic powder, an applicator tip at the lower end of saidwand, and cooperative vibratory means on said receptacle and on saidwand responsive to longitudinal withdrawal of said wand from saidreceptacle to agitate said wand when said cap is removed from saidreceptacle as said wand is extracted from said cosmetic powder.
 2. Areceptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim 1,wherein said cooperative means comprises portions coengageable to effectopposite lateral oscillations of said wand.
 3. A receptacle andapplicator for cosmetic powder comprising: a receptacle adapted tocontain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a cap for said receptacle,said cap having a wand, means for mounting said cap in said receptaclewith said wand extending into said receptacle and into said cosmeticpowder, an applicator tip at the lower end of said wand, and cooperativemeans on said receptacle and on said wand for agitating said wand whensaid cap is removed from said receptacle as said wand is extracted fromsaid cosmetic powder, wherein said cooperative means comprises asuccession of alternate ridges and valleys formed on said wand, andabutment means on said receptacle engageable with said ridges to movesaid wand laterally as said wand is extracted.
 4. A receptacle andapplicator for cosmetic powder as defined in claim 3, and means formoving said wand laterally in the opposite direction when successiveridges pass said abutment means.
 5. A receptacle and applicator forcosmetic powder comprising: a receptacle adapted to contain a quantityof the cosmetic powder, a cap for said receptacle, said cap having awand, means for mounting said cap in said receptacle with said wandextending into said receptacle and into said cosmetic powder, anapplicator tip at the lower end of said wand, and cooperative means onsaid receptacle and on said wand for agitating said wand when said capis removed from said receptacle as said wand is extracted from saidcosmetic powder, wherein said cooperative means comprises a successionof alternate ridges and valleys on one of said receptacle and said wand,and abutment means on the other of said receptacle and said wandengageable with said ridges to move said wand laterally as said wand isextracted.
 6. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as definedin claim 5, and means for moving said wand laterally in the oppositedirection as said ridges and abutment pass.
 7. A receptacle andapplicator for cosmetic powder comprising: a receptacle adapted tocontain a quantity of the cosmetic powder, a cap for said receptacle,said cap having a wand, means for mounting said cap in said receptaclewith said wand extending into said receptacle and into said cosmeticpowder, an applicator tip at the lower end of said wand, and cooperativemeans on said receptacle and on said wand for agitating said wand whensaid cap is removed from said receptacle as said wand is extracted fromsaid cosmetic powder, wherein said cooperative means comprises asuccession of alternate ridges and valleys on opposite side of saidwand, said ridges and valleys at opposite sides of said wand beingstaggered with the ridges on one side opposed to the valleys on theother side of said wand, and abutment means on said receptacle and saidwand engageable with said ridges successively at opposite Sides of saidwand to move said wand laterally.
 8. A receptacle and applicator forcosmetic powder comprising: a receptacle adapted to contain a quantityof the cosmetic powder, a cap for said receptacle, said cap having awand, means for mounting said cap in said receptacle with said wandextending into said receptacle and into said cosmetic powder, andapplicator tip at the lower end of said wand, and cooperative means onsaid receptacle and on said wand for agitating said wand when said capis removed from said receptacle as said wand is extracted from saidcosmetic powder, wherein said cooperative means comprises a plurality ofinterrupted ridge segments on one of said wand and said receptacle, andabutment means on the other of said wand and said receptacle engageablewith successive ridge segments.
 9. A receptacle and applicator forcosmetic powder as defined in claim 8, said ridge segments being spacedlongitudinally of said wand, and said abutment means being on saidreceptacle.
 10. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder asdefined in claim 3, said abutment means including a spring finger havinga tip normally biased into said valleys.
 11. A receptacle and applicatorfor cosmetic powder as defined in claim 3, said abutment meanscomprising a shoulder on said body.
 12. A receptacle and applicator forcosmetic powder as defined in claim 7, said abutment means includingspring fingers at opposite sides of said wand and having tips engageablewith successive ridges at opposite sides of said wand to oscillate saidwand.
 13. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder as defined inclaim 7, said abutment means including spring fingers at opposite sidesof said wand and having tips engageable with successive ridges atopposite sides of said wand to oscillate said wand, said fingers beingintegral with a support ring, and means mounting said support ring insaid receptacle.
 14. A receptacle and applicator for cosmetic powder asdefined in claim 7, said abutment means comprising a ring on saidreceptacle surrounding said wand.